After I wrote a critical history of libertarian thought, I’ve sometimes been told that the book is of marginal interest because libertarianism is a marginal movement — it attracts scammers and cranks, ...
In a much-discussed recent blog post, economist Tyler Cowen advocates what he calls "state capacity libertarianism" (which I will call "SCL" for short). He makes two claims: that "state capacity ...
The term libertarianism has been used to describe a range of philosophical and political approaches. These things may to some degree be positive and useful but may also be quite the opposite. While in ...
Whatever else happens, 2016 offers one of the most interesting presidential elections in decades. It already includes a libertarian from Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul, and a socialist from Vermont, ...
In the second of two posts on Tyler Cowen's idea, I assess whether state capacity libertarianism is the right path for libertarians to follow. In my last post on economist Tyler Cowen's case for ...
Today's guest is Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty, who has just published Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States. His previous books include Radicals for ...
This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Libertarianism occupies a peculiar spot in the American political landscape as an ideology that garners much more debate and attention than its base of ...
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